Ross and Dianna Evans have spent more than three years in Central Asia trying to establish connections with an unreached people group. The International Mission Board missionaries’ journey has been marked by challenges and connections.
In the desert at night in northern Africa, small coal fires dot the darkness. These fires are vital to the nomadic way of life of many desert tribes, but they symbolize something greater to IMB missionaries Ernest and Elizabeth Melting.
The hub’s purpose, in addition to facilitating connections, is for alumni to stay involved with the IMB and “be blessed and inspired.”
All the small Illinois church wanted to do was be involved in missions. They prayed about it and prayed some more. Then, they sent two of their own to investigate partnerships with the International Mission Board.
Over the last 12 years, in raw moments of prayer, Tammy Richardson has wrestled with questions like ‘Should we go somewhere else?’ and ‘Is this ground just too hard?’
The extensive training and services help IMB missionaries engage people, like Mark, who have never heard the gospel. John Everett and Rosie Collins are two examples of being well prepared to share the good news with a lost and dying world.
Scott Byrne said he thought it was “good for my boys and our boys from the church to see just how Jesus is not just a Southern thing.”
IMB healthcare missions continue to have an impact across the world, both in short-term and full-time commitments.
